Table 3.44
Land cover and land use, Montréal census metropolitan area (CMA) and census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Table 3.44
Land cover and land use, Montréal census metropolitan area (CMA) and census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011
Table summary
This table displays the different types of land cover and land use for Montréal. The row headers provide information on the total land area, total built-up which is further split into settled and roads, arable and natural and semi natural lands, in 1971, 1991, 2001, and 2011. In 2011, the natural category is further split into forest, water and other. The row headers also provide information on the land cover and land use change from 1971 to 2011 for total built-up, arable, and natural and semi natural. The column headers provide information on area, in square kilometres, and percentage change for the CMA, and CMA-ecosystem. The column headers also provide information on CMA as a proportion of CMA-ecosystem as a percentage.
  CMANote 1 CMA-ecosystemNote 2 CMA as a proportion of CMA-ecosystem
square kilometres percent
Total land area 4,258 10,186 42
1971  
Total built-upNote 3 755 875 86
Settled 520 581 89
Roads 235 294 80
ArableNote 4 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 4,201 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Natural and semi-naturalNote 5 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 5,110 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
1991  
Total built-upNote 6 1,297 1,737 75
Settled 893 1,153 77
Roads 404 584 69
ArableNote 4 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 3,894 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Natural and semi-naturalNote 5 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 4,555 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
2001  
Total built-upNote 6 1,410 1,882 75
Settled 999 1,291 77
Roads 410 591 69
ArableNote 4 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 4,070 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Natural and semi-naturalNote 5 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 4,234 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
2011  
Total built-upNote 6 1,571 2,135 74
Settled 1,128 1,491 76
Roads 443 643 69
ArableNote 4 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 4,081 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Natural and semi-naturalNote 7 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 3,970 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Forest Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 2,629 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Water Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 216 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Other Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 1,125 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
  percent
Land cover and land use change, 1971 to 2011  
Total built-up areaNote 3Note 6 108 144 Note ...: not applicable
ArableNote 4 Note ...: not applicable -3 Note ...: not applicable
Natural and semi-naturalNote 5 Note ...: not applicable -22 Note ...: not applicable

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